Making 280mph Capable Carbon Fiber Wheels - /INSIDE KOENIGSEGG
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- One of the most disputed topics in the industry: Is it possible to make high performance carbon fiber wheels? Christian von Koenigsegg explains that it's not only possible, but his company has been doing it for a few years now. Take a look at how:
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It's always cool when the boss knows his shit.
s0nnyburnett so true.
True
Take a look at Elon Musk
He knows his cars and his rockets better than his pockets
Watching that I'm thinking the guy doing the lay-up knows the boss can do it(ffs he might be the one who developed it) and is checking his work as he goes......lol.
Even cooler when boss makes his shit.
@@arwo1143 lol drinking that Elon kool-aid, much? Elon may know a thing or two, but he's a petty little prick, and thinks sending people in cars in what is literally a huge beta program is "innovative." gtfo.
I find his extensive technical vocabulary in a second language almost as inspiring as the wheels themselves. CvK comes across as a very competent leader of his company.
And I second that!
vmeansvelocity However he did a few lapses here ;)
well said.
I mean, he invented the FlexFuel system when he was 19.
Calle Söderberg This is one very clever man, he does a fantastic video with J Leno about his inventions, total Respect from me!
Some say he is a mad car genius and sheds his own hair to reduce unsprung weight, others say he is as aerodynamic as his cars are.
all we know is he's called Christian von Koenigsegg!
doodskie999 HAHAHAHA I love this comment
best comment i ever read... simply awesome
MOHAMMED ADIL KM
I fully agree, with Mohammed adult km.
unsprung weight? it would better to say "dead weight" which refers to anything unnecessary or weight that has no value to the operation
Well done..
Christian von Koenisegg has been 40 years old for half his life.
+Kalashnikov Cortez He is prebalanced.
He did say and half his life.....
Hahaa! I thought i was the only one who noticed that. Lol
He said "And for half of my life"
@@heisenberg19989 Koenigsegg was founded in 1994
The only thing smoother than carbon fiber is this guy's head.
lol
Chill out. This is not disrespect.
Plus this man is not even black.
If you are driving, building and selling hypercars, your head must be most efficiently aerodynamic.
RolandAshcroft. I bet he made babies with more efficient organs, and with natural carbon fiber bones. and he call tell you everything about how it works.
+RolandAshcroft lol
This guy didn't come from a rich family and only had a high school education when he built his first car. And now is the founder of one of the most prestigious car manufacturers in the world. Congratulations and what an awesome job he's done. By far my most favorite cars ever.
One of the few car companies that can justify the price of their cars. For 1 million dollars, you get 1 million dollars of car
I guess u could say it’s 1:1
@@Tom__Fuji lol
Honestly, compared to ferraris or lambos of similar price, Keonigseggs are 10x better deals. The level of engineering and innovation is so much more.
@@ErikWilliamsviolin not to mention Paganis that literally charge $2m extra for "tricolore" versions that are just different paint jobs that your local professional exotic car paintshop can do for $3k lol
Pagani has literally released 2 models in 20+ years of existence
Absolutely! To know that they are taking they time to mount, remount, and possibly even choose another tire to aid balancing, it just sounds incredible. I'm not saying others don't, but still.
this guy seems pretty laid back and explains things pretty well. would love to visit the shop!
same
except i would be super sad cuz i couldnt even afford a koenigsegg super lightweight t shirt
+Donari you made me laugh
You should see the design they have for the cylinder heads on there cars. The valves don't have valve Springs. And the car doesn't have a cam shafts either
Me too..Christian is a genious
...
Squid WithGear he owns the company dude..
Mad respect for Koenigsegg, he knows his shit inside out.
For a mechanical engineering student this is porn. The highest quality car porn.
I totally agree!!!
Haha great to see other MEs that can say the same!
lol I'm a MechE too...love these vids. Would love to find a job with a company like this...
I agree as well, currently working on my master's in automotive engineering ;). Too bad he couldn't show everything.
fesch03 UofM? Just finished my undergrad, going back for M.A.Sc in automotive as well. but its challenging to get into that job market when you're trained in North America :(
This is how you reach the success ! You take part in all that your company does,not just leaving all the work to your workers and collecting the income :)
+MichaelKingsfordGray AAA engineering plus.
MichaelKingsfordGray No, I don't even know that guy. I was just messing around and answering as if it was directed at me.
MichaelKingsfordGray ok ha ha
+TheFoxfy I got news for you; every company with hopes of success have owners that are intimately involved. I'm not saying you are wrong, I'm saying it is not what sets this company apart.
+TheFoxfy The attention to detail is so amazing it is inspiring.
I bet the CEO of ferrari or Porsche doesn't know how the wheels for their cars are made.
Or Lamborghini
Nice gixxer, is it a 750?
Meterz. Thanks. No 600
+Gary Lowe i also bet they dont even know the engines because they use engineers to make one
but Mr koenigsegg knows everything. that is why his car is goin to be a new king of the road
+Gary Lowe or what material
Amazing combo of engineering and craftsmanship!
Velocity yeah they are the best
Dod, with a little bit of practice and money, lots of money and facts straight, I'd bet you'd be successful doing something similar in terms of results... maybe start with something easy like an more or less flat surface then work yourself up from there. All it takes is money, time and motivation..not necessarily in that order.
Carbon fiber eyebrows would be awesome.
Christian is proof that anything is possible if you put your mind to it. Never give up!
he came from quite an upper middleclass household, in a country that has a high overall standard of living. so you can't compare him to some dreamer kid from a rough part of detroit or something.
Detroit??? Lol, that's better than Congo.
Me, a dreamer from a poverty living part of the Philippines: that's hard?
Make sure to start with a shit ton of money, too! 😆
Those wheels weight 13 lbs holy shit
I love carbon fibre 😍
and carbon fibre wheels 😘😗😙😚😇 I'm in love!
I love you
you love me too? because i made of carbon fibre hehehe
Fucking insane...
the centenarios wheels are only equipped with CF plates for looks tho
Ok, these in depth videos has led me to conclude that this is the best series on TH-cam hands down. Love you Koenigsegg
Damn, I love these mini episodes. Make more of them with other super car manufacturers!
***** a bit of exaggeration there :p
I wouldn't expect anybody to be so open with what they make. This guy seems to be very proud of what he does and willing to show it, watching same stuff with ferrari or McLaren we would probably have some corporate bloke speaking about how enthusiastic he is about this new project and how happy they are to make best car in the market.
***** Agreed!
Screw the Bugatti, this car is the new king of the road!
so true koenigseggs cars are so much faster better looking just Better in better
better in general *
+FastCarsNoRules220 I fully agree, but Bugatti's use higher quality components, better interiors, and they offer servicing in the US unlike Koenigsegg.
Erick Ortiz I disagree the koenigsegg has a beautiful interior and this video just shows how high quality all the components are
Shane D Well it's all personal preference, but Bugatti's sexy leather seats catch my eye better. They are super luxurious cars, much more luxurious than Koenigsegg's cars.
Love this guy's passion for what he does! Love the engineering!
agreed! Chrsitian is absolutly amazing and passionate about his Brand
Every Koenigsegg video I watch I get amazed. The level of engineering and the detail is just mindblowing. The Pagani is amazing but I think Christian takes his machine to a whole new level. It would be great to see something like this but with Pagani as well!
well when you consider that pagani's engines are built by AMG while koenigsegg makes their own engines AND transmissions then yes he is on a different level called innovation.
Paganis had only 2 cars for 20 years the zonda and the huayra😁
Pagani look cool on the outside but imo the interiors are tacky and they don’t make their own engines. Koenigsegg is a better car and an innovator
They have to weight up the opposite side of the wheel to the valve because the proportion of the weight is so high a VALVE takes it out of balance.
I love this. Absolutely adore Christian and Drive's coverage. Thank you so much for making my Tuesday nights.
The outbalancing valve is a problem on every car rim, no matter how heavy the wheels are.
Most tires have a colored dot on the sidewall to indicate it's light spot. You line that up with the valve stem on the wheel to compensate.
His head looks polished.
Lord of The Poop Slim to none airresistance there ey?
Lord of The Poop Japp!! And his inside is also very polished.
pe er His brain is definitely polished too. Such an intelligent dude who loves cars!
Jamie Stirzaker Japp!!
+Adrian K he said, that was for reducing weight and aerodynamic
Imagine building a motorbike with this material :O carbon fibre on every single part possible. That shit will fly!
have you ever seen ufos?
DmitriSochlioukov
I see UFOs every day.
John Britten from NZ made one. Look it up
tosgem He made a ufo?
It would be too light
This is art. Simply amazing! I know it would be far from profitable for Koenigsegg but I'd love to see them in F1.
They lack the experience and even well funded teams with several times the budget of Koenigsegg can't score points, let alone be competitive.
F1 is far more competitive and you have to constantly develop the car from race to race and do lots of testing and simulations. A roadcar doesn't need to be rushed in time for a race.
Christine Fury They have the innovation though and obviously the brains. I think it would be very interesting to see provided they got the financial aspect covered.
ianiva First they've got to successfully race any of their roadcars before we can talk about entering F1. Reynard had years of experience building really good chassis in F3000 and CART/IndyCar all of which won championships, but when they entered F1 in 1999 with BAR they didn't win a single race in 6 seaasons trying.
Most people think that Carl Haas is foolish for trying to design a F1 car in the USA, as pretty much all the team and experts are in the UK (this includes Red Bull and Mercedes).
So let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Christine Fury Yes but Koenigsegg is in a whole different level when it comes to innovation, know-how and attention to detail. I'm not saying they would win right away. I'm saying that, for me, it would interesting to see it.
ianiva " Yes but Koenigsegg is in a whole different level when it comes to innovation, know-how and attention to detail." Ok, elaborate. I think you have been carried away by Mr.Koenigsegg's business talk. They are no different than Pagani, Tesla or even General Motors for that matter. The last Corvette was "innovative" too and at least had the racing success to back it up.
Is there any innovation Koenigsegg have pioneered themselves? Like Lotus pioneered monocoque chassis in Formula 1, the ground-effect cars and the engine as a stressed member of the chassis? Is Mr.Koenigsegg a modern day Marc Birkigt? I doubt you have even heard of him. Name one thing Koenigsegg invented which other car manufacturers will be using from now on?
I applaud Koenigsegg for becoming an independent supercar maker in world where most are just kit-car makers modifying already existing chassis, strapping in a tuned engine and hardly ever getting a car sold. He deserves all praise. But they are making a big deal out of selling an IPad with a slightly bigger screen or one that is slightly lighter. Pardon my analogy. Carbon wheels is nothing new yet people here go absolutely ballistic as if it was some great, new innovation. They could be purchased by the public for superbikes in the early 90's.
For a small supercar manufacturer where longevity is still a huge question mark and most are sold to wealthy Middle Easteners, with more money than wits, it's some bold assumption to think they could make it in F1 even if they had the funds to do so.
Like I said before: First they've got to race in sportscar racing, even a privately entered team.
" Yes but Koenigsegg is in a whole different level when it comes to innovation, know-how and attention to detail." I'm afraid that comes across as a subjective opinion (which you have every right to) until you can include some objective facts and arguments with which to back up your claim. "Koenigsegg look awesome, sound awesome and are really fast, which is also really awesome but I'm going to use big words like innovative, know-how and attention to say that instead."
10 to 5.9kg per wheel is a epic saving. they even take the air out the middle to save weight!
dear santa....
Dragon4eva not even god could make it happen... lol jk u never know work hard or get lucky and u may have enough for one one day
If I could just touch an agera r it would be a dream come true.
Ikr
I can send you a peace of carbon if you want
He literally lift the wheel with one finger, that was the best part of the vid .. These are damn light weight wheels !
Under 6kg? Thats insane
Fucking hell, you are Swedish! You don't need to use that imperial system..
He may have used it for any Americans watching who still use the imperial system.
trodd1sox Why not use metric for all of the rest of the world watching, lel
+JanusPrime coz Americans are the best!
Even in metrical countries like here in Germany, we use inches to describe the size of a rim. But tires sizes are metrical.
For example 20x10,5 in rims and 265/40/20" tires.
simon sechzig I thought rims were in Zoll?
holy crap i thought it was just gonna be carbon fiber wrapped over top that silver template in the beginning but no its legit entirely carbon fiber omg
Next video will be on the engineering that goes into the windshield wipers
I don't know about anyone else but the full depth of this technology hit me when he picked up the wheel with one finger.
This man is an inspiration, the passion and detail he puts into these cars is amazing. He is a modern day Da Vinci to the car world in my eyes.
I think this guy is amazing! I say a video of Shmee150 at the KOENIGSEGG Industrie with Mr. VON KOENIGSEGG himself and they where talking about the Regera and the way he talked, the way he explained things, you can feel that this man knows exactly what's in that car.
5 Kilos for a wheel!?!? My TV remote weighs more than that.
Yeah man you can lift all the 4 wheels, not like the aluminum
Nah aluminium wheel doesnt that heavy. If u buy a branded one 16" like enkei only weights 7.5kg add another 2.5kg but costs much cheaper
You have a shitty TV and remote
Lmao my 15" forged wheels weigh about the same
@@kanjosidr Yes 15" but thease are 20" and 19" and are wider
I respect Christian so much for showing us his amazing journey through the supercar world. Every time I watch his video's I get blown away by the technology.
One thing about Christian, he’s always transparent about everything. While other car company hide and are very restrictive with their products and procedures. Respect.
His cars are so fast they blew his eyebrows off.
😂😂
naa that's not it, it's because he's spent so much of his life looking at 'how to make things faster' by making them aerodynamic that he decided to wax his eyebrows to increase his average walking speed by 0.00001mph
but seriously....is he ill or sth like that ?
hes got alopecia areata and lost all his hair, an auto immune disease that is often contributed to stress.
😂😂😂😂
I love this series!!! Seeing someone as ambitious and crazy and smart as Mr. Koenigsegg himself explain these parts while his team works slowly and silently in the backgrounds is amazing... O_O
Christian Von Koenigsegg is just a boss. I want to meet him.
the boss* I don't think anyone else compares.
From an engineering standpoint this is the sickest stuff I´ve seen in a long time.
Absolut krank....nichts vergleichbares
This shows that Koenigsegg is not afraid to show that they're doing seriously everything by hand.
they should called this one "Reinventing the Wheel"
The attention to detail is just mind-boggling...
A 13lb 19x10 wheel?!?! And I thought my 19x10 wheels were light at ~20lb!
Christian Koenigsegg really know his thing very detailed.
I am super impressed. Not just by the wheel or this series but in how fluent Christian Von Koenigegg is in English
If I was insanely rich and could afford to buy any car I wanted, it would be a Koenigsegg every time. Fuck a Bugatti, this is next level stuff right here.
im sure if you were insanely rich you would buy both, plus a Pagani :DD
Damn I wished you were closer to me I have 20+ years in prepreg and would love to work at your shop. Well done sir!
Good vid! Love learning about carbon fibee and he explains it in a clear and simple way.
He is a gentleman among gentleman, thank you for being humble enough to show us some of the processes, tools, materials, and engineering that goes into your very forward thinking car design.
Phenomenal video. Can't get enough of Christian's down-to-earth explanations of world-class technology.
amazing. He open all trading secret of his company. what a confidence. btw, thanks for fulfilling people's curiosity.
It's not secret, it's patented
FINALLY videos about koenigsegg! Can't wait to see what they make next.
Holly fuck..
well said
I know 🙄🙄
When i'm going to be stinking rich,i'm going to buy a Koenigsegg!
You mean never
Grogoful probably :(
Grogoful never say never, he probably could win a lottery
Hirok Akhand he probably won't win lol but he does have a small chance
Not when if
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Wonderful job.
how about you go: "My name is Kristian Von Koenigsegg and I'm 10 times more awesome than you. All of you. All of you combined, actually."
Utterly amazing.
"Production cars" ... they made 4 cars in the last 18 months...
the mclaren f1 was a production car and there was only a handful of them.
夏春秋 more like 100 give or take. which is a handful in the car world. at least according to wiki, so take that with a grain of salt.
I think a car needs 50 to be made qualify as production
夏春秋
they made
69 Mclaren F1's
6 LM's
2 GT's
28 GTR's
So yeah, not very many.
no.... They make about 10-12 per year, wich is all they need to brake even. The waiting list is currently over 1 year if you want one.
As of Mclaren F1s, 106 were built, 28 of them being race cars, the rest road cars. 300 were originally planned. Koenigsegg so far has built 106 cars, same as the number of McLaren F1s.
Peter Pan
thanks for the info!
Best car company in the world. Period 👍🏻
Christiaan, your the few guys who are really pushing the boundaries. Awesome that you share your activities.
I couldn't help but think of the line "Your tires and matched perfect and staggered special" while he was talking about the weight and balance of the wheels.
i like these series they are the best!
Talk about a blend of passion and engineering!! This place is so awesome OMG their factory is so clean and technical!!
someone who inspires me, always share knowledge
Amazing engineering....
I love these episodes! So informative and so interesting...Christian has to be one of the most awesome company owners ever.
Koenigsegg.
If you have to ask for the price, you can't afford it.
Eggly Bagelface
You right. I am only buying 35,000 wheels.
I watched this video probably dozens of times already, and I still enjoy it :)
That's a hell of a beautiful wheel!
Why does these episodes ends so fast? Feels like I'm watching a 2 minute video..
great video, well done guys, tremendous demonstration on such cutting edge technology.
I want wheels like this on my Toyota Yaris. Any suggestions where can I get a set?
Viktor Csáti yeah just contact königsegg and pay 42000$
Viktor Csáti You can sell your yaris and buy a set of carbon bicycle wheels
lastermann you'll probably run a deficit if you do though
Viktor Csáti even if you buy them and put them on your yaris , they're going to be stolen within hours
+Viktor Csáti hahahahah!!!............you're funny!!
amazing, just amazing
I want more driving.... and more sound
Great video. Thanks for posting. Amazing wheels for sure.
Beautiful. That's an amazing process
He seems like a really nice bloke. I'd like to have the privilege of meeting him one day.
When you have entertainment material with an educational content value in addition it really hits the sweet spot for us viewers, even if it is about wheel rims, Brilliant stuff!
good guy KOENIGSEGG shows us how its done! very cool and amazing how involved he is in the making process!!
Fantastic attention to detail on these cars, and them wheel look amazing
carbon fiber is damn amazing
The amount of time involved in making one of these wheels! Imagine what they cost!
Fascinating. It's great to see companies who believe in hands-on real craftsmanship.
Fantastisk bra gjort Chrisian! Jeg tror jeg vet sånn noenlunde hvor mye jobb som ligger bak alt dette, og som sagt; fantastiskt!
This is just amazing. Absolutely state of the art manufacturing.
Koenigsegg along with Pagani are the two most under rated supercar makers in the world, amazing cars yet Ferrari, Porche, McLarenn and Lamborghini is all fanboys talk about but those two, those two (Pagani and Koenigsegg) are the muses os supercars
Mclaren is not that well known if u ask someone what is their dream car their answer my s gonna be a Ferrari or lambo
NightCrow McLaren is still better known than Koenigsegg and/or Pagain, I mean even non car enthusiast will know of the legendary F1 even if only by name or the Formula One team, and yes McLaren do make excellent cars but if I had to have a super/hyper car at the moment i'd buy a Pagani Huayra
top 5 cars according to me
Koenigsegg One: 1
Koenigsegg regera
pagani hyera (correct my spelling)
Koenigsegg agera RS
between pagani zonda R
or
Lamborghini aventador
+jibbs zondadogga one:1
+marco fava That's because they're both hypercars :)
What a pleasure listening the Christian. He knows his stuff and has a clear passion for his work. Good luck to Koenigsegg. They deserve it.
You are a special man Christian V K, God bless you for this application.
I loved the CF cheater bar for closing the autoclave, hehe!
great video, i cant recall where i heard it but i believe due to the rotation effects wheels are 10 times heavier than what they actually weigh on a car so every gram you save is 10 grams effectively, I hope some cheaper material is designed that can be injection molded or something so cheaper versions of light wheels can be made
I believe it's more like 4 times, but still, a significant weight reduction when saved as unsprung weight.
***** Turns out you're right:
The laws of physics rule here. Energy is needed to bring the wheel/tire mass up to speed (mph) and to spin it to the related rpm. Consider a lighter tire/wheel combo:
m = mass reduction
I = inertia reduction
w = rotational speed
v = car speed
r = tire radius
E = total energy saved by mass reduction "m"
^2 = squared
E = 1/2 m v^2 + 1/2 I w^2
E = E(speed) + E(rotation)
Rotary Inertia is the sum of each bit of mass times it's radius squared. If all the mass reduction is at the tire OD (the theoretical but not practical limit), the inertia reduction is the maximum possible value:
I = r^2 m
The relation between car speed and tire rpm:
v = r w
Combine 3 equations above:
E = 1/2 m v^2 + 1/2 (r^2 m) (v/r)^2
E = 1/2 m v^2 + 1/2 (m) (v)^2
E = 2 x E(speed) ... the 2X limit
So if you drop 10 lbs per corner, the net total weight savings is 4 x 17 = 68 lbs. For a 3700 lb car and driver, that's only a 1.8% change.
The main benefit of reducing wheel/tire or any unsprung weight is handling and comfort, by increasing the tires ability to keep good contact with the road. Total unsprung weight might be 80 lbs per corner, and 10 lbs would be a 13% change ... very significant.
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If just a 17" or 18" wheel is 10 lb lighter (reuse same tires), then the total net savings is about 13 lbs. The rotational part is 3 lbs.
Read more: mbworld.org/forums/wheels-tires-suspension-brakes-forum-sponsored-tire-rack/343981-effect-wheel-mass-acceleration.html#ixzz30sA2zsEV
lol good work with the research, wonder where i heard it was 10x anyway, always surprises me how constructive people can be on youtube I try and be better than the normal troll. good work to you
lol well I had never really questioned the unsprung weight principle, I always accepted the 4x rule. This post made me curious, so I thought I'd do a bit of research.
one of my favorite manufacturers becuase the fact that the cars are so gorgeous, advanced and the fact that christian is such a humble ordinary man who made his dream a success
A brilliant man. Such a shame we will never see any individual from Ferrari and the like, talk about their products with great passion.
the year 2034 koenigsegg will release carbon fiber bones for the driver and have a booster seat made out of carbon fiber to seat a midget in the driver's seat and save a total of 100lbs more.
Next Koenigsegg will drive without a driver and save 75 kg weight.
Would love to see a Chris Harris Review of the Koenigsegg Agera or even the One:1 as a Season finale! Please /Drive make this possible!
I salute this man for being so knowledgeable in every aspect of his creation, a super cars. He knows exactly every detail of his product and can explain it deligently and he is very accommodating in explaining everything. Christian Von Koenigsegg is a genuis man and his super cars are the BEST in the world and most of the parts are made in house from the engine to the enterior to almost everything and even wheels is amazing. No super car makers can even match the Koenigsegg brand.🏎 🏎 🏎 👍 👍 👍
So articulate and knowledgeable.